Ravelry!

Very excited... after joining Ravelry's invite list on January 17, I got my invite tonight! I've added my current projects, and I'm in the process of adding some completed projects to the site.
http://www.ravelry.com/people/MollyWafflesKnits

And, an update on the Maine Morning Mitts - I've got an inch to go + the thumb on my first "mitt." I was pleasantly surprised that I didn't have any problems knitting on the dpns, just a little awkward juggling 4 dpns at first. Can't wait to finish the set.

Maine Morning Mitts

I caved and I'm starting another project from the Knitter's Book of Yarn: the Maine Morning Mitts.

And when I stopped by the local yarn shop to get some needles I need for the Rowena Cardigan, I picked up a little Noro Koreyon in the following color to give the morning mitts a shot.

This will be my first mitten-like project, and my first actual project knitted on double pointed needles.

Doctor's Bag sans Handles

I finished knitting the Doctor's bag the other night and tonight I finished piecing it all together with a 3 needle bind off. Also got the dowel needed for the support at the top of the bag, 3/8" diameter, and sewed that into place. I looked for bag handles at Michael's and Joann's today and was unimpressed. Will check out a yarn shop in town tomorrow to see if they have anything interesting, otherwise I'll look online. Also need some sort of firm (cardboard or plastic) base for the bag that I have yet to look for.



While I was at JoAnn's and Michael's today, I was also looking for some size 4 circular knitting needles for the Rowena Cardigan pattern I want to start only to find that NEITHER store had them. In metal or bamboo. That was quite a let down. JoAnn's was sold out of that size, while Michael's didn't seem to have circular knitting needles in anything smaller than a size 7. (!?) Will have to look for those at the LYS tomorrow as well...

what i've done.

Found this "meme" on another knitter's blog and thought I'd do it too. I was surprised by the number of things I've actually done, and found it helpful in setting some new knitting "goals" for the year.

Key: Bold=done, Italics=Will Do, Normal=No Desire

Afghan

I-cord

Garter stitch

Knitting with metal wire

Shawl

Stockinette stitch

Socks: top-down

Socks: toe-up

Knitting with camel yarn

Mittens: Cuff-up

Mittens: Tip-down

Hat

Knitting with silk <--- blend, anyway. Moebius band knitting

Participating in a KAL

Sweater

Drop stitch patterns

Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn

Slip stitch patterns

Knitting with banana fiber yarn

Domino knitting (=modular knitting) <---?

Twisted stitch patterns

Knitting with bamboo yarn

Two end knitting

Charity knitting

Knitting with soy yarn

Cardigan

Toy/doll clothing

Knitting with circular needles

Baby items

Knitting with your own handspun yarn

Slippers

Continental knitting

Designing knitted garments

Cable stitch patterns (incl. Aran)

Lace patterns

Publishing a knitting book

Scarf

Teaching a child to knit

American/English knitting (as opposed to continental)

Knitting to make money

Button holes

Knitting with alpaca

Fair Isle knitting

Norwegian knitting

Dying with plant colours

Knitting items for a wedding <---- wedding gift

Household items (dishcloths, washcloths, tea cosies...)

Knitting socks (or other small tubular items)on two circulars

Olympic knitting <---?

Knitting with someone elses handspun yarn

Knitting with dpns

Holiday related knitting

Teaching a male how to knit

Bobbles

Knitting for a living

Knitting with cotton

Knitting smocking

Dying yarn

Steeks <----?

Knitting art

Knitting two socks (or other small tubular items) on two circulars simultaneously

Fulling/felting

Knitting with wool

Textured knitting

Kitchener BO

Purses/bags

Knitting with beads

Swatching

Long Tail CO

Entrelac

Knitting and purling backwards

Machine knitting

Knitting with selfpatterning/selfstriping/variegating yarn

Stuffed toys

Knitting with cashmere <----blend.

Darning

Jewelry

Knitting with synthetic yarn

Writing a pattern

Gloves

Intarsia

Knitting with linen

Knitting for preemies

Tubular CO <---?

Freeform knitting

Short rows

Cuffs/fingerless mits/armwarmers

Pillows

Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine

Rug

Knitting on a loom

Thrummed knitting <---?

Knitting a gift

Knitting for pets

Shrug/bolero/poncho

Knitting with dog/cat hair

Hair accessories

Knitting in public




On a side note, the last skein of KnitPicks Cadena came today, so now I can finish my Doctor's Bag! Unfortunately my grad classes also started back up this week, so I won't have quite as much time to devote to knitting, but I will finish it soon!

More on the Step Ribbed Stole

Day 3 of the Step Ribbed Stole, 2 balls (220 yards) later...

I'm enjoying knitting with KnitPicks Andean Treasure...it's very soft! And this pattern is easy enough that I can knit sort-of mindlessly while watching tv.

Progress on the Doctor's Bag

Making this Doctor's Bag from Tracy Ullman's Knit 2 Together with KnitPick's Cadena yarn. Here are the two short sides, one long side, and the bottom of the bag. I'm 80% done with the last piece, but waiting for more yarn to arrive so I can finish it up. Then I need to find the dowels to give the bag some structure, and some handles that I like.

Step Ribbed Stole

I'm knitting the Step Ribbed Stole from The Knitter's Book of Yarn, using KnitPicks Andean Treasure (100% Baby Alpaca) on US size 7 needles. Here is the first ~5" of it...